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Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Peru on Wednesday in marches organized by groups opposed to President Dina Boluarte<\/a>, while police took anti-riot measures against some demonstrators, arresting at least six.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Peaceful protesters affiliated with left-wing groups and unions marched in the capital Lima, while isolated incidents involving the police<\/a> were reported in an Andean region linked to past social conflicts, media reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “We want justice, peace and calm, and that Boluarte leaves immediately,” said protester Dionisio Flores in Lima.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many Peruvians accuse Boluarte and her allies of illegitimately removing<\/a> and jailing her leftist predecessor Pedro Castillo, which led to sometimes violent protests<\/a> through March in which 67 people were killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By late evening, six civilians and two police officers had been injured as protesters carrying rocks and bottles squared off with security forces who resorted to tear gas, the ombudsman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The protests may continue tomorrow,” Interior Minister Vicente Romero told a press conference, adding that six protesters had been arrested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some 21,000 people took part in the marches, Romero said, though he added that some people were taking part to press on issues unrelated to the protesters’ main demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The unrest is also fueled by longstanding anger over widespread poverty and deep inequality that has persisted even as the major copper-producing nation has grown wealthier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Peru, the second-largest supplier of the metal globally, could also face disruption along its key mining corridor<\/a>, where Castillo is popular and many communities support the protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n